Siege of Iuvavum (255 BC)

The Siege of Iuvavum occurred in 255 BC when the Roman Republic dispatched a legion under Amulius Julius to conquer Iuvavum in Noricum. Julius led an army of 628 troops to besiege the Gallic settlement, and he used a battering ram to destroy the main gate. Roman troops flooded into the settlement, hacking away at the Gallic warriors, and the Gauls fought to the last man. The unlucky but brave Julius was slain while leading his men from the front, but the Romans succeeded in conquering Iuvavum despite his loss.